Radioactive

Gallery: FloraPosted January 24, 2010170 views9 comments

Nikon D300, Sigma macro 150. F/6.3, 1/25, ISO 200.

This was taken from my space voyage to Mars last summer. Comments appreciated.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on January 24, 2010 at 3:17 PM

Albert: Glad you made it back from the Red Planet and brought with you such a fine image. My only suggestion would be to clone away the partial flower on the lower edge just beneath the main subject. I also like this flipped 90 degrees CW to a vertical. Well done.>=))>

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on January 24, 2010 at 3:59 PM

Neat image Albert. I like it very much. It makes me think of a series of time lapse images and that you might have created this by holding the head in the bg and then photographing it as it snapped forward. So, I can't really look at this without getting a sense of energy and motion from it. I would clone out the lower partial as Bill suggests and I'd probably also consider removing at least the leaf edge intruding on the upper right. Great job of ground subject separation in this as well. Very well done IMO.

Pat

Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 24, 2010 at 4:16 PM

I really like the effect this creates, Albert. Great color and intriguing sharpness and blur combination. I agree with Bill that a vertical works as well. Excellent work!

Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on January 24, 2010 at 10:24 PM

Albert: Great effect. I am afraid to look too closely for fear of been enveloped by the blue haze around the flowers. Best put on protective eye piece

Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on January 25, 2010 at 4:16 AM

Always knew there was life on Mars, Albert ! Love the blues and the wonderful interplay between the sharp, spiky bits and the soft, hazy parts. Very dynamic image ! ( I hope you brought some specimens back, by the way )

Registered on May 18, 2007, 1108 Posts, 7647 Comments

Comment posted by David Cobb on January 25, 2010 at 2:12 PM

Almost looks like a double exposure, I love the effect. Agree with the clone at the bottom, and a wonderful image Albert.

David M. Cobb

Registered on December 14, 2007, 312 Posts, 3243 Comments

Comment posted by May Haga on January 25, 2010 at 5:56 PM

Great image Albert.
May

Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments

Comment posted by Reed Bowman on January 25, 2010 at 7:07 PM

very cool effect but I want to rotate it to a vertical

Registered on March 2, 2009, 166 Posts, 1058 Comments

Comment posted by István Molnár on March 5, 2010 at 1:13 AM

Very interesting composition and colors.
Congrats:lstván

Registered on January 7, 2010, 114 Posts, 704 Comments